did it again
Jesus not again
for the second time inside a
month he thwarted her suicide
What Are You Doing
she gestured dumbly a string a variety
of crazy shoulder shrugs big eyes HUGE eyes
mutely insinuating
When you saved my life you became
responsible for me
he translated her look into words
so there was no confusion Im responsible
for you because I saved you
No
I disagree
I aint Chinese Thats an old
Chinese proverb
The concept embedded in it I dont
accept Unfurled by saving your life I have . . . inflicted – its
a tough choice of words but terribly accurate -- I have inflicted your
continued existence on the world and whatever you do from then – be it good or
evil – its my responsibility
she blinked and blinked and blinked and
blinked her eyes moist glazed
then
blinkedblinkedblinkedblinkedAwDont give me the ol brown eyes treatment I aint fallin for it
What are you thinking
her muteness persisted her voice paralysed
she was all eyes and hapless arms
he thought Could he threaten her
With what
Shes tried to off herself twice
he conceded to take her home
he held her up to the wall and
watched her grimly climb back into her web
she had sneaked back into the tub
but since her last attempt he
looked thoroughly inside it scouring the tub the tiles
he methodically checked everything even between the shower lining and curtain
only once hes confirmed he isnt
threatening anyone does he starts the water
ritually now he bathes and soaks every
day
she quivered in her web watching
him upside down plucking at its strands as if she were a harpist
perhaps wishing abstractly it was
an Angels harp
Do Spiders Go To Heaven If Dogs Do
YaAh the heat of the water was getting to him
a cheap mirror and hallucinogen
1018, Monday, 13 6.
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